Design, Conduct, and Use of Patient Preference Studies in the Medical Product Life Cycle: A Multi-Method Study.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To investigate stakeholder perspectives on how patient preference studies (PPS) should be designed and conducted to allow for inclusion of patient preferences in decision-making along the medical product life cycle (MPLC), and how patient preferences can be used in such decision-making. Methods: Two literature reviews and semi-structured interviews (n = 143) with healthcare stakeholders in Europe and the US were conducted; results of these informed the design of focus group guides. Eight focus groups were conducted with European patients, industry representatives and regulators, and with US regulators and European/Canadian health technology assessment (HTA) representatives. Focus groups were analyzed thematically using NVivo. Results: Stakeholder perspectiv

SUBMITTER: van Overbeeke E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6902285 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature